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The burden of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in rural communities in southern Nigeria

INTRODUCTION: The African region of the world is experiencing a double epidemic of both communicable and non-communicable diseases. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus among adult residents of rural communities in southern Nigeria. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Isara, Alphonsus Rukevwe, Okundia, Patrick Otamere
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26090051
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2015.20.103.5619